Greenfield run off and flood estimation on small catchments

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-90

  Faulkner, D S ^a   Francis, O ^a   Lamb, R ^a  

^a JBA CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood estimation; Greenfield run off; Small catchments

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; FLOW MODELING; HYDROGRAPH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; URBAN DRAINAGE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84856953895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2011.01128.x     Document Type: Article

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